Boo Buie and Brooks Barnhizer scored 23 points apiece, and Northwestern rolled to a 90-66 victory against Minnesota on Saturday night in Evanston to close out its Big Ten regular season.
Barnhizer made half of his 14 shots with three 3-pointers for the Wildcats (21-10, 12-8). He added six rebounds, four assists and three steals. Buie was 9-for-14 with three 3-pointers and had six assists. Ryan Langborg also sank three from beyond the arc, scoring 17 with six assists. Nick Martinelli added 14 points.
Northwestern, which clinched at least a tie for third place with the win, finished with 23 assists and just one turnover.
Dawson Garcia scored 30 points on 13-for-19 shooting and grabbed nine rebounds to lead the Golden Gophers (18-13, 9-11). Elijah Hawkins notched a double-double with 14 points and 10 assists.
Braeden Carrington hit a 3-pointer to get Minnesota within 72-61 with 6:53 remaining, but that was as close as the Gophers would get. Barnhizer answered with a 3-pointer, Buie scored in the paint and Langborg had two baskets in an 11-2 run that pushed the Wildcats’ lead to 83-63 with 3:26 to go.
